Cattlemen decry lack of money to improve roads

The Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association says it is disappointed the federal budget did not provide an allocation of money to improve Territory roads.

Association executive director Luke Bowen says the Territory missed out on any substantial funding from the Regional Infrastructure Fund.

"What it means is the decline that we have seen in our road network in recent years," he said.

"It has been evidenced by this wet season, which really put the pressure on. We saw the serious breakdown of the road network.

"We are not going to see the investment that is needed to just maintain that network, let alone bring it up to the standard which allows us to compete on an equal footing with other areas of the country."